“We are born, first, within the great Divine Imaginary, the grove-ground of being where all the distinctiveness and vitality of life originates and comes into existence—a vision of continual unfolding; seeded in freedom to become, rooted in diverse particularity bursting forth through us in curious and complex living landscapes; manifested in bodies burgeoning with selfhood, longing to be expressed and actualized.”
~Liam Michael Hooper, MDiv

One way to offer a brief description of who I am—who I strive to be—in the world is to frame myself and my work through my understanding of the nature of my vocation:
I am a gender theorist, theological activist-educator, trans activist-advocate, public-speaker, author, co-curator of courageous conversations, occasional podcaster, and closet poet.

I am available—and work widely and broadly—as a participant co-creator of learning communities, small and large, a speaker, workshop/seminar facilitator.

I am honored to be a 2020-2022 Fellow of the William C. Friday Fellowship for Human Relations, and, in my primary employment, I currently serve Wildacres Leadership Initiative by working with members of the Fellowship and other community members throughout North Carolina, co-curating circles of relational connection that, hopefully, beget other circles and increase collective wisdom and power.

I also was privileged to be invited to join change-makers and grassroots leaders in our community in the Winston-Salem Portrait Project.

On occasion, my spouse, Diana, and Dodi, our family terrier, travel with me—especially, when doing this work involves going to new and interesting places.